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Revista de Salud Pública

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HERNANDEZ-CARRILLO, Mauricio; ALVAREZ-CLAROS, Katherine E  and  OSORIO-SABOGAL, Iván Alberto. Self-Reported consumption of illegal psychoactive substances in a street inhabitant population from Cali, Colombia. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2015, vol.17, n.2, pp.217-228. ISSN 0124-0064.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v17n2.30016.

Objective To determine the prevalence of self-reported use of illegal psychoactive substances in a homeless population of the city of Cali. Method Descriptive study of prevalence of period. The target population was 763 homeless people registered during 2010 in the database provided by a temporary shelter facility in the city of Cali. Statistical analysis was performed using R version 3.2.0. Research safe according to the resolution 8430 of 1993. Results 76.9 % of the homeless population recognizes that they consume some type of illegal psychoactive substance (IPAS). The substances with a higher prevalence of use in this population were: marijuana (51.2 %), the crack cocaine (44.6 %) and cocaine (11.3 %). 28.6 % of homeless people were found to consume IPAS more than three times a day and that the main route of administration is smoke (54.7 %). 50% of respondents reported having been hospitalized at some time in a rehabilitation center. Discussion The results in this study show that the problem of PASI consumption significantly affects the population of homeless people, with marijuana and crack cocaine being the most commonly used, which is a complex situation if the easy access of these substances and the severe physical and mental degenerative effects the cause in those who consume them are taken into account. Therefore it is necessary to support initiatives aimed at intervening in this social phenomenon.

Keywords : Prevalence; homeless persons; substance-related disorders; marijuana abuse; crack cocaine; vulnerable population.

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